Friday, March 20, 2020

You and Me essays

You and Me essays Another week has ended in my final year as a student of Lourdes School of Mandaluyong. Now as a senior in this prestigious institution, I can say that I have learned numerous facts about life itself and this world of ours. And for my ten years of education in this establishment, I cannot really exclaim that I have learned everything that there is to know. Because just last week, I was able to learn one of the most fundamental things in life, and that is friendship. Last week our priorities were set on developing ourselves and the group to where we belong. But why is there a need to develop ourselves and what does developing ourselves really mean? These were the same questions that babbled in my head when I heard that for one whole week we were to focus on developing ourselves and our relationships to our group mates as well. I was actually outrageous when I found out that the series of activities we really did were in fact fruitful and were actually helping not only ourselves but the whole group also. Even though I doubted the outcome of all the activities we did last week, I eventually admitted, because of embarrassment, that it really was a successful. Through this, I was able to remember an old saying, Never judge a book by its cover. I am referring to my good teacher Ms. Nis abilities. But for me, doubts are normal to occur to individuals who do not know their colleagues that well yet. However, that is not a valid reason for doubting an i ndividual of his capabilities. I guess I indeed learned my lesson in this one, The week was full of activities for us to concentrate on ourselves and our on development as a ...

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Quotations from President Abraham Lincoln

Quotations from President Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln served as Americas 16th President of the United States, during the American Civil War. He was  assassinated soon after beginning his second term as president. Following are quotes from the man many believe to be the most significant president.   On Patriotism and Politics With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nations wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. Said during the Second Inaugural Address  given on  Saturday, March 4, 1865. What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried? Stated during the Cooper Union Speech made on February 27, 1860.   A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one  thing,  or all the other. Stated in the House Divided speech delivered at the Republican State Convention on June 16,  1858  in Springfield, Illinois.   On Slavery and Racial Equality If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. Stated in a letter to A. G. Hodges written on April, 4, 1864.   [A]mong free men, there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet; and that they who take such appeal are sure to lose their cause, and pay the cost. Written in a letter to James C. Conkling. This was to be read to individuals who attended a rally on September 3, 1863.   As a nation, we began by declaring that all men are created equal. We now practically read it, All men are created equal, except Negroes. When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read, All men are created equal except Negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics. When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some other country where they make no pretense of loving liberty - to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, without the base alloy of hypocrisy. Written in a letter to Joshua Speed on August 24, 1855. Speed and Lincoln had been friends since the 1830s.   On Honesty Truth is generally the best vindication against slander. Stated  in a letter to the Secretary of War Edwin Stanton on July 18, 1864. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the  time; but  you cant fool all of the people all the time. Attributed to Abraham Lincoln. However, there is some question about this.   On Learning [B]ooks serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his arent very new, after all. Recalled by J. E. Gallaher in his book about Lincoln called Best Lincoln Stories: Tersely Told  published in 1898.